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After stampede death, ‘Pushpa 2’ producers face fresh legal trouble. Over ‘Jai Hanuman’

Mythri Movie Makers, which produced Pushpa 2, is still reeling from the tragic stampede that occurred during the premiere of Pushpa 2: The Rule last year.

Wim Wenders’ India tour has fans rolling out the red carpet. ‘It’s like a Baba ji is coming’

German filmmaker Wim Wenders will tour India from 5 February to 1 March, with screenings of his films in Mumbai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata, and Delhi. Some fans ask: why not Chennai?

Hinterland over South Kolkata drawing room—‘Bohurupi’ gives a hit formula to Bengali cinema

Before ‘Bohurupi’, Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy’s 2023 film ‘Raktabeej’ had impressed audiences by capturing the beauty of the Bengali countryside.

Pushpa is a flower too. He sheds tears before women, is vulnerable

Pushpa shows that ‘fire' or 'wildfire’ he may be for his haters, but vulnerability is also equally important.

‘All We Imagine As Light’ bags another award in New York. It lacked good marketing for Oscar

A few critics like Ashameera Aiyappan are holding out for All We Imagine As Light to get an Ocsar nomination on its own steam, based on the film’s growing traction in the US market.

SubscriberWrites: Price gouging significantly contributes to high overseas revenue of Telugu movies

With increased budgets, filmmakers gain the freedom to undertake ambitious projects, thus initiating a virtuous cycle of improvement.

MIFF showcases films on human-planet connection, sustainable living

Movies like ‘Saving The Dark', ‘Lakshman-Rekha’ focus on the impact of climate change.

10 films that were a total waste of time in 2023

Some of the films released in 2023 probably permanently scarred those who were brave enough to watch them.

Bengali films avoid Hindu themes. But Subhrajit Mitra’s Devi Chowdhurani set to change that

Dhanurveda to East India Company records—Subhrajit Mitra has done extensive research to recreate Bengal’s Sannyasi Rebellion of 1770 through his film.

Lok Sabha passes Bill to stop film piracy, restructure age-based certification

The Bill has provisions to curb transmission of pirated film content as well as to classify movies on the basis of age group, instead of the current practice of ‘U’, ‘A’, and ‘UA’.

On Camera

Thailand-Cambodia clash is more than a border fight—it’s a new front in Cold War 2.0

The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.